The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1987
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
10:25 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 797
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 | 11.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.43° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.83° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.