The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
3:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3122
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 | 135.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 45.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.83° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.16° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.