The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 1979
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
11:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.83° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.90° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.