The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2067

Waning Gibbous

98.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
98.9%
Age
16.4 days
Distance
365,900 km
Apparent size
32.6′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1786

Events on this date

  1. Uranus at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun191.95°
Phase angle11.92°
Illuminated fraction98.92%
Altitude / azimuth-56.2° / 288.9°
Right ascension / declination17h 18m / -23.10°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude260.35° / -0.03°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.47° / 0.45°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-14.99° / 0.36°
Position angle of the axis5.9°
Position angle of the bright limb96.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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