The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2023
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:27 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.41° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.76° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.