The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2017
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
11:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1168
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 | 40.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.78° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.53° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.