The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2046
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
2:15 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1526
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -1.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.89° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.62° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.