The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2155
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
9:54 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2875
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.92° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.67° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.