The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1913
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
1:49 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -119
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 249.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -1.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.23° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.19° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.