The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2144
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
8:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 348.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.29° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.09° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.