The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2142
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
8:20 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 350.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.79° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.10° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.