The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2150
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
11:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2813
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.09° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.58° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.