The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2141
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2701
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.44° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.41° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.