The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 1916
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
8:14 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -82
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.8° / 160.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.66° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.80° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.