The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2185
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:09 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 350.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.42° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.89° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.