The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 1976
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:54 AM
8:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 660
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.85° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.93° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.