The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2147
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
10:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2776
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 | 24.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.77° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.00° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.