The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2176
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
1:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3134
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 249.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -5.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.85° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.59° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.43° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.