The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2068
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1798
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 | 327.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 15.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.80° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.58° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.