The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 1924
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
4:15 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 17
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 | 305.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 1.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.68° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.90° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.