The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2172
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
1:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 75.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.50° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.39° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.