The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2123
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2479
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.72° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.72° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.