The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2169
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
6:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3047
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.56° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.25° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.