The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 28, 2162
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
6:07 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 179.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.40° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.57° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 358.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.