The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2089
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
10:44 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2058
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.59° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.79° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.