The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2071
Waning Crescent
1.1% 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
5:42 AM
8:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1835
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 | 348.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.40° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.49° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.