The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2196
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
5:50 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 217.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.32° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.39° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.