The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
5:23 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1378
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 | 163.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 346.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.82° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.57° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.