The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2158
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
11:10 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2912
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.85° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.00° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.