The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, May 28, 2032

Waning Gibbous

83.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
32°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
83.9%
Age
19.1 days
Distance
367,700 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1353

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.

Exact values

For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun227.13°
Phase angle47.24°
Illuminated fraction83.95%
Altitude / azimuth-24.2° / 268.4°
Right ascension / declination19h 44m / -16.15°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude295.01° / 5.05°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.20° / -6.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-48.41° / -0.75°
Position angle of the axis350.6°
Position angle of the bright limb75.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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