The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2179
Waning Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
2:37 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 283.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / 1.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.08° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.85° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.