The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2116
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
7:20 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 204.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.95° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.60° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.