The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2182
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
8:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3208
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 | 351.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.43° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.48° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.