The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2028
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
1:47 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1304
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 2.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.34° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.41° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.