The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2152
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
6:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2837
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 198.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.59° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.40° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.