The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2014
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
11:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1131
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 | 32.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.11° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.94° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.