The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 1940
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
3:49 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 215
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 | 298.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.72° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.30° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.