The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 29, 2198
Waning Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
3:20 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3406
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.66° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.