The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2038
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
3:49 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 301.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / -1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.48° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.28° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| 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.