The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
2:52 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1675
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 56.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.97° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.38° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.