The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2012
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
12:57 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1106
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.27° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.99° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.