The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 1985
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
2:30 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 772
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 60.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.94° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.15° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.