The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
5:54 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 240
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 | 171.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.59° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.