The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2052
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
11:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1601
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 | 44.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.73° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.33° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.