The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 28, 2153
Waxing Crescent
25.3% 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
10:24 AM
12:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2850
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.76° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.42° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.