The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 28, 2097
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
7:36 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2157
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.57° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.00° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.