The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2028
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
9:39 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1304
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.99° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.05° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.