The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 29, 2189
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
5:43 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:04 PM, is deepest at 7:26 PM and ends at 8:49 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 316.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.41° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.