The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2147
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2776
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.32° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.51° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 336.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.