The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2086
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
6:03 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2021
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 7:05 AM, is deepest at 8:40 AM and ends at 10:16 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 303.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.51° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.6° |
| 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.