The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2031
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
1:12 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1341
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 | 80.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 7.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.01° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.19° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.