The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 1982
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:46 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 735
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.10° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.26° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.