The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
4:13 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 153.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 17.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.23° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.38° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.