The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2157
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
1:23 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2899
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -5.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.63° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.63° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.