The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 1983
Waning Gibbous
99.2% 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
9:56 PM
6:45 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 292.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.06° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.