The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2197
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
6:10 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3394
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:16 AM, is deepest at 3:28 AM and ends at 4:40 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.77° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.