The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2141
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
4:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2701
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 | 304.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.58° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.91° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.