The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 1968
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
12:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 562
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 | 48.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.51° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.67° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.