The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2002
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
10:48 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.85° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.79° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.