The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Waxing Crescent
3.7% 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
7:02 AM
11:17 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1267
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 | 21.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.06° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.20° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.