The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2149
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
7:43 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2800
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 | 202.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.43° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.83° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.