The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
12:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1205
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 | 58.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.24° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.65° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.