The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 1987
Waxing Crescent
4.1% 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
7:10 AM
11:18 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 797
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 28.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.51° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.58° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.