The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2098
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
10:34 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2170
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.00° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.63° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.