The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
4:37 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 67
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 | 149.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 17.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.03° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.55° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.