The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2151
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 PM
6:55 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2825
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 | 194.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.76° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.58° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.