The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Waxing Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1069
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.41° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.12° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.