The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 1995
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
9:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 896
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.79° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.26° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.