The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2010
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
5:30 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1081
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 311.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.63° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.60° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.