The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 2057
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
5:27 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 6.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.36° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.33° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.