The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2046
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
5:15 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 313.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 228.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.77° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.31° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.