The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2076
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
4:43 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1897
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 | 310.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.13° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.91° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.