The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2171
Waning Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
10:54 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 246.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.29° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.43° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.