The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 1987
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
12:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 797
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.36° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.10° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.