The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 352.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.11° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.12° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.