The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2087
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
8:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2033
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.84° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.89° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.