The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2076
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
8:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1897
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.73° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.63° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.