The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 1949
Waxing Crescent
15.0% 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
9:04 AM
12:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 327
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 | 45.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.15° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.47° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.