The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
7:49 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 207.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -24.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.12° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.20° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.