The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2150
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
6:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.95° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.43° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.