The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2000
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
3:23 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 957
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.90° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.