The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2028
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1304
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 | 55.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.97° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.08° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.