The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2139
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
10:05 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2677
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 | 7.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.03° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.07° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.