The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 1925
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
1:31 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 30
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.70° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.99° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.