The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2027
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
4:34 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1291
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 | 305.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.76° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.51° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.51° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.