The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 1933
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
12:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 129
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.22° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.87° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.