The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2160
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
1:47 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 274.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 249.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -2.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.05° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.03° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.