The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
6:39 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 994
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 12.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.55° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.82° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.