The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2062
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
1:30 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1724
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.01° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.03° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.