The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2027
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
6:34 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.34° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.43° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.