The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2052
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1601
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 | 17.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.28° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.82° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.