The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2086
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
8:58 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2021
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.04° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.19° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.