The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 28, 2124
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
6:23 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2491
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:35 AM, is deepest at 1:46 AM and ends at 2:57 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 | 184.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 300.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.32° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| 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.