The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
5:27 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2590
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 341.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.05° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.57° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.