The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 1954
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
5:01 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 388
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 | 311.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.91° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.95° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.