The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 1946
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
5:19 AM
7:36 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 342.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.58° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.87° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.