The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1930
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
11:04 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 92
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.72° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.77° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.