The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2106
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
5:08 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 313.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.22° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.95° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.