The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 1927
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
6:23 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.23° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.81° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.