The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 1987
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
9:24 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 797
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.21° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.93° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.