The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1930
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
12:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 92
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,500 km.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.90° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.28° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.