The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 2142
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:04 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.79° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.68° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.