The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2107
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
1:45 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 4.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.54° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.19° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.