The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2000
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
6:48 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 957
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 | 334.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.92° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.62° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.