The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2079
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
7:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 344.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.5° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.68° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.06° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.