The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2178
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
1:51 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3159
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 68.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 4.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.41° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.58° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.