The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
5:55 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 5
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 | 172.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 327.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.61° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.57° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.