The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 1962
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
3:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 487
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 | 294.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 230.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.64° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.29° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.