The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2183
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
11:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3221
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 | 36.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.46° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.30° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.