The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
3:01 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1192
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 | 291.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / -4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.73° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.46° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.