The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2047
Waxing Crescent
21.5% 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
10:17 AM
12:10 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1539
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.31° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.27° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.