The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2143
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
6:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 293.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.79° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.