The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
5:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 673
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 | 163.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 347.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.10° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.76° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.