The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2117
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
6:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 327.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.52° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.21° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.