The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 1992
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
8:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 858
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 23.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.90° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.29° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.