The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2104
Waxing Crescent
21.3% 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
10:20 AM
12:01 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2244
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 | 54.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.24° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.29° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.