The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
3:52 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 32.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.41° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.16° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.