The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2183
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
2:00 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3221
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.63° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.16° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.