The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 1957
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
8:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 349.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 151.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.77° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.11° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.