The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 1972
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
6:02 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 611
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 | 185.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 293.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.72° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.22° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.0° |
| 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.