The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 1957
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 426
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 | 28.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.17° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.15° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.