The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2177
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3147
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,000 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.83° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.20° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.