The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 1976
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 29.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.23° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.34° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.