The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
4:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 809
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 | 157.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.8° / 5.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.12° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.74° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.