The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2117
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
9:38 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2405
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.08° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.06° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.