The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 1931
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
5:40 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 104
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.0° / 299.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -26.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.01° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 182.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.