The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1941
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 228
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 | 38.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.73° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.30° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.