The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
5:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 351.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.27° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.35° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.