The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2187
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
7:54 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 206.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.49° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.20° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.