The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
4:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 161.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.4° / 355.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.66° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.37° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.