The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2074
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
11:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1873
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 | 29.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.68° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.35° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.