The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2104
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
1:31 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2244
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 3.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.55° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.61° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.