The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2077
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:24 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1910
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 61.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.61° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.99° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.