The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2179
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 226.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.46° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.81° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.