The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 1995
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 895
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.08° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.24° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.