The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2087
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
5:05 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 312.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.06° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.15° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| 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.