The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2073
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
3:58 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1860
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 227.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 1.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.64° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.47° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.