The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
4:14 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3097
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 | 144.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.44° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.90° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| 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.