The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2166
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
3:25 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 295.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / -2.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.57° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.12° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.