The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 1951
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
3:13 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 351
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 | 292.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 0.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.53° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.06° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.