The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2176
Waning Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
11:12 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3134
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.19° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.01° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.