The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2163
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
12:57 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2973
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.03° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.03° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.