The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1997
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
1:42 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 920
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.78° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.05° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.