The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
8:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1130
Events on this date
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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 | 358.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 133.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.95° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.32° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.