The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 28, 2195
Waning Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
9:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3369
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.78° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.39° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.