The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1992
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
5:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 315.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.31° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.55° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.