The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2107
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:08 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2281
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 | 79.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.39° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.41° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.