The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 1965
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
10:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 525
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.71° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.83° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.