The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1924
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
7:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 17
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.72° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.