The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2000
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
4:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 957
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 | 308.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 219.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 1.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.66° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.75° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.13° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.