The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2027
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
7:24 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.61° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.