The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2026
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
5:47 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 183.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.52° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.9° |
| 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.