The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2014
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
6:58 AM
9:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1131
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 | 10.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.53° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.43° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.