The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1903
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
9:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,100 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.52° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.65° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.