The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2078
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
7:58 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 211.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.59° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.41° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.