The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 29, 2169
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.72° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.53° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.