The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2196
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
10:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3382
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.90° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.63° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| 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.