The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2167
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
1:31 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3023
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 | 76.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.76° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.33° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.00° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.