The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 1908
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
7:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -181
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.80° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.99° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.