The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2180
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
11:59 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3184
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.48° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.27° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| 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.