The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
4:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 3.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.27° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.58° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.