The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
5:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 240
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 | 157.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.47° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.94° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.