The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 1990
Waxing Crescent
23.1% 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
10:22 AM
12:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 834
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 | 57.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.34° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.68° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.