The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2115
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
1:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2380
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 | 63.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.25° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.07° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.