The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2157
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
5:52 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2899
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.53° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.25° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.