The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2171
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
3:11 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 293.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.28° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.