The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2106
Waning Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
4:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 300.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 6.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.71° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.