The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
4:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3159
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 | 157.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.76° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.59° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.