The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
7:52 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1130
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.07° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.