The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 1921
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
3:05 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -20
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 | 289.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.44° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.49° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.