The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2041
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
11:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1465
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 | 20.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.99° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.81° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.