The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2161
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 56.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 14.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.86° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.86° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.