The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2078
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
10:00 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1922
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.12° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.80° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.