The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2157
Waning Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
9:48 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 231.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.56° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.01° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.