The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2147
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
3:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2775
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.32° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.