The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2059
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
6:54 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 196.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.00° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.42° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.