The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2105
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
5:49 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2256
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:33 PM, is deepest at 6:30 PM and ends at 8:27 PM. Totality lasts from 5:38 PM to 7:21 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 | 177.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.3° / 313.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.30° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.