The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2071
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
11:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.14° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.77° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.