The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 1992
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
6:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 327.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.49° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.79° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.