The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2122
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
4:29 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2466
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 | 304.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 235.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.43° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.11° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.