The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 31, 2187
Waning Crescent
37.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
2:27 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.5%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.98° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.64° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.