The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2116
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
10:15 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 238.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.54° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.18° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.