The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2154
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
6:48 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2862
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.89° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.01° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.