The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2174
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
10:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3110
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 | 11.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.55° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.85° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.