The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2130
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
2:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,900 km.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.48° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.45° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.