The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2117
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
7:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.1° / 181.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.79° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.45° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.