The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2101
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2207
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 | 39.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.79° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.72° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.