The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 1903
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
10:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.41° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.41° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.