The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
3:58 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -131
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 | 165.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.0° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.23° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.25° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.