The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2152
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
11:19 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2837
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 | 251.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.15° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.82° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.