The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
5:30 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2083
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 | 165.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.7° / 341.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.76° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.40° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.