The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1908
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
6:26 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -181
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.75° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.75° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.