The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2054
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
3:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1625
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 | 292.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.66° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.