The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2139
Waxing Crescent
3.3% 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
7:08 AM
11:00 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2677
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.72° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.83° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| 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.