The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
4:21 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 858
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.50° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.31° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.