The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2157
Waning Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
11:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 244.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.6° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.04° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.21° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.