The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2084
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
6:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1996
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 | 329.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.28° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.95° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.