The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1919
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -44
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 | 29.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.47° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.76° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.