The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 1973
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
8:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 623
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 | 352.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.60° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.49° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.