The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2120
Waxing Crescent
1.7% 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
6:38 AM
10:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.24° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.64° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.