The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2169
Waxing Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
1:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.55° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.06° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.