The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1924
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
5:13 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 17
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 | 316.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 5.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.80° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.14° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.