The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
5:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 438
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 | 163.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 345.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.40° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.56° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.