The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
4:39 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1613
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 | 148.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 16.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.41° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.17° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.