The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2160
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
4:50 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 308.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.46° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.72° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| 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.