The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2163
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
7:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2973
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.51° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.65° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.