The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2031
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
1:41 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1341
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 | 92.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 2.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.35° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.98° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.