The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 2103
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
2:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 280.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.05° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.82° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.