The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2029
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
6:37 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1316
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 287.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.70° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.40° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.