The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2148
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
1:46 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2788
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 | 81.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.48° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.59° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.