The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
10:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 12.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 25.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.18° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.64° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.