The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 29, 2185
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3246
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.73° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.86° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.