The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 31, 2166
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
11:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3011
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 | 30.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.21° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.19° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.