The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2168
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 288.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -4.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.50° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.38° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.07° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.