The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2009
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1069
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 | 57.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.99° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.88° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| 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.