The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2142
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
1:17 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.39° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.23° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.