The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2095
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
7:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2132
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 182.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.18° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.21° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.