The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2020
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
2:03 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.50° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.20° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.