The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 1989
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
5:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 821
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 | 316.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 224.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.95° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.