The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2085
Waxing Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
12:14 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2009
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 | 57.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.84° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.88° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.