The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1952
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:58 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 364
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.78° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.83° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.