The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2038
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
6:43 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 333.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 11.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.13° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.00° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.