The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 1927
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
10:01 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 55
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 | 10.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 111.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.63° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.45° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.