The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 1908
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:32 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -180
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.13° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.51° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.