The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 1973
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
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 623
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 | 311.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.36° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.75° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| 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.