The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2083
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
5:48 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1984
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.20° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.