The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2050
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
1:37 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1576
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 4.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.51° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.37° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.