The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2003
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
9:42 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 995
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.15° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.44° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.