The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2041
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
9:00 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.14° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.70° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.