The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
5:11 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2454
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 | 172.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.0° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.81° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.