The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 1968
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
11:31 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.15° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.15° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.