The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2141
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
1:08 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2701
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 251.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.36° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.49° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.23° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.