The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2059
Waning Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
7:47 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 209.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.75° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.61° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.