The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2049
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
9:11 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1564
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.58° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.49° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.