The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2166
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3011
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.99° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.68° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.