The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 1957
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
9:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 426
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.30° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.64° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.