The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2112
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
1:08 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2343
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 | 68.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.80° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.26° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.