The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 1965
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
7:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 524
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.65° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.67° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.