The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2159
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
5:27 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2924
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 313.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.38° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.