The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2179
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
4:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 305.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.84° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.31° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.