The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2135
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
9:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2627
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 | 235.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.02° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.79° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.