The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 1927
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
7:37 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 54
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 | 343.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.89° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.05° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.