The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 1956
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
12:21 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 413
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 | 257.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -7.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.40° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.01° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.