The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
3:12 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 124.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 50.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.96° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.32° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.