The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2147
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:57 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2775
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.20° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.27° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.