The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2182
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3208
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 217.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 8.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.70° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.75° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.