The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2055
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
11:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1638
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 | 38.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.43° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.94° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.