The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1914
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
11:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -106
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.41° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.