The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2051
Waning Gibbous
65.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
11:52 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 | 251.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.80° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.62° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.