The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 2177
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
10:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3147
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.84° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.45° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.