The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2171
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:08 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.02° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.99° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.