The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2106
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
7:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 175.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.88° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.44° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.