The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2128
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
8:25 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.62° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.69° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.