The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2058
Waxing Crescent
32.3% 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
11:15 AM
1:25 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1675
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 69.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.66° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.03° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.