The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2168
Waning Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
8:11 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3035
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.0° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.32° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.61° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.