The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2172
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
11:01 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3085
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.27° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.56° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.