The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
2:10 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 636
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -1.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.43° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.19° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.