The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2140
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
5:37 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 178.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.24° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.