The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2120
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
11:21 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.43° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.39° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.