The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 31, 2196
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3382
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.72° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.91° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.