The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2011
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
4:07 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1093
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.61° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.89° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.