The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 1984
Waxing Crescent
1.1% 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
6:40 AM
10:16 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 760
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 | 11.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.23° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.01° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.