The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2131
Waxing Crescent
29.0% 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
11:00 AM
12:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2578
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 | 65.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.90° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.67° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.