The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
4:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2553
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.25° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.96° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.