The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2143
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
8:45 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2726
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 | 214.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.65° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.18° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.