The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 31, 2124
Waning Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 PM
8:59 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2491
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 | 217.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.10° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.58° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| 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.