The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1952
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
1:47 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 364
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.47° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.38° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.