The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2082
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
10:23 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1972
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 | 11.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.98° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.03° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.