The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2021
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
7:57 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 210.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.38° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.00° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| 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.