The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 1905
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
3:32 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -218
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.79° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.83° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.