The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 31, 2190
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
6:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3307
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.82° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.80° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.