The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2161
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
11:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 43.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.03° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.09° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.