The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 1906
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:06 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -205
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 | 71.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.65° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.29° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.