The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 1952
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
12:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 364
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 | 54.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.98° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.06° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.