The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2104
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:35 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2244
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.97° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.06° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.