The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 1971
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
12:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 52.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.80° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.50° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| 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.