The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2166
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:09 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3010
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.39° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.07° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| 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.