The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2079
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
6:37 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 330.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.74° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.81° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.