The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
3:30 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 67
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 | 116.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / 3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.24° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.15° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.