The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2003
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
5:13 AM
7:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 343.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.35° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.06° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.