The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2036
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
11:52 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1403
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.93° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.74° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.