The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2197
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
1:42 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3394
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.03° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.75° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.