The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2128
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
10:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2541
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 | 27.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.32° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.57° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.