The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2006
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
9:57 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1032
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.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.83° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.25° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.