The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2163
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
4:58 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2973
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 | 312.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 8.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.67° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.92° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.