The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 1946
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
10:11 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.93° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.63° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.