The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 1998
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
10:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 933
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.20° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.59° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.