The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2144
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
1:30 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2738
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.83° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.45° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.