The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2126
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
1:38 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2516
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.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.92° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.38° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.