The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 1995
Waxing Crescent
4.7% 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
8:01 AM
10:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 896
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 | 24.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.45° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.77° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.