The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2057
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
7:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.46° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.82° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.