The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 1973
Waning Crescent
9.4% 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
3:49 AM
6:15 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 623
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 | 324.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.76° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.99° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.