The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2155
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
6:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 330.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.93° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.60° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.