The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2138
Waning Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
9:53 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2664
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.63° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.