The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
4:00 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1192
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 | 302.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / -0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.89° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.69° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| 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.