The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2038
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
4:47 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1427
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 216.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.34° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.52° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.