The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2048
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 PM
6:41 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1551
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.50° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.20° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.