The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 2068
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
7:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1798
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.85° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.82° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.