The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2161
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
8:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.91° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.93° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.