The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2175
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3122
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 | 57.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.62° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.66° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.