The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 1919
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
8:07 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -45
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 156.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.78° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.49° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.