The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2028
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
6:24 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.05° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.22° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.