The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1986
Waning Gibbous
79.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
9:41 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.8%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 784
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 233.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.40° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.21° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.