The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2079
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
10:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.10° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.45° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.