The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2177
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
5:18 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3146
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.78° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.38° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.58° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.