The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2101
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
9:59 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2207
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.11° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.45° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.