The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2066
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1774
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 | 49.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.69° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.69° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.