The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 1938
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
9:11 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 191
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.78° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.46° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.