The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2189
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 PM
7:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3295
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 | 203.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.40° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.20° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.