The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2186
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
1:35 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3258
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 | 77.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 68.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.93° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.21° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.