The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2007
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
5:19 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1044
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.4° / 309.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.55° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.