The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2039
Waxing Crescent
35.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:34 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.5%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1440
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.10° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.61° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.