The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 1945
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
9:59 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 277
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 | 233.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.51° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.61° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.