The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
5:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1180
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 358.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.05° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.18° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.