The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2149
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
2:37 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2800
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 | 286.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.72° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.27° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.