The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2164
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
11:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2986
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 | 40.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.27° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.88° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.