The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 1979
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
11:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 698
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 | 31.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.47° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.14° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.