The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2017
Waxing Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1168
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 | 53.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.26° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.29° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.