The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2006
Waxing Crescent
2.7% 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
6:48 AM
10:59 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1032
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 | 18.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.28° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.01° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.