The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 1953
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
5:35 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 376
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.47° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.