The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2103
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
4:40 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 306.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.24° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.28° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.