The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2033
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
9:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1366
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 | 2.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.06° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.13° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.