The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2056
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
5:58 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1650
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 | 174.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 322.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.20° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.39° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.5° |
| 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.