The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 29, 2182
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:19 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3208
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 199.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.80° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.99° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.