The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2113
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
6:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2355
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 | 191.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 290.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.61° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.21° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.