The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 1972
Waning Gibbous
88.8% 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
11:59 PM
8:48 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 611
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -22.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.41° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.80° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.