The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2172
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
1:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 64.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.15° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.61° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.