The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 1991
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
6:38 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 846
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 | 192.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.78° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.00° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.