The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
4:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 169.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.4° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.43° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.