The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2199
Waxing Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
12:49 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3419
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 | 74.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.46° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.01° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| 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.