The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2156
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
12:56 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2887
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 | 60.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.86° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.22° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.