The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
3:53 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1242
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 | 135.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 38.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -9.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.80° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.94° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.