The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2111
Waning Gibbous
65.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
11:36 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.8%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2330
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 251.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 252.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.55° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.00° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.