The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2136
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
10:10 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2640
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.75° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.24° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.