The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 1917
First Quarter
47.5% 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
12:05 PM
12:35 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- -69
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.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 6.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.78° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.08° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.