The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2158
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2912
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 | 50.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.52° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.52° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.