The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 1905
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
5:25 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -218
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.68° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.31° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.