The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2125
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
7:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2503
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 | 342.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.95° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.26° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.