The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2101
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
10:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2207
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.97° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.