The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2045
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
6:18 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1514
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 | 190.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 283.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.35° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.