The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 1964
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
10:18 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 512
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 | 237.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.79° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.40° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.