The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 1946
Waning Crescent
7.3% 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
4:45 AM
6:19 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 328.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.54° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.62° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.