The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2006
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
11:51 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1032
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 | 30.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.41° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.76° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.