The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2096
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
2:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2145
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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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 | 86.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.90° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.40° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.