The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2086
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
6:55 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2021
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 | 193.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 288.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.46° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.81° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.