The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2047
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1539
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.56° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.51° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.