The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2025
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1267
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.53° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.96° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.