The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2162
Waning Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 PM
9:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.77° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.98° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.