The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2174
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
8:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3109
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.48° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.65° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.