The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2160
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
2:46 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 285.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.24° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.25° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.