The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2134
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
1:00 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2615
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.29° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.24° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.