The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2173
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
6:45 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3097
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 | 197.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.60° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.83° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.