The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2109
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
8:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2305
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.47° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.88° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.