The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2028
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1304
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 | 42.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.00° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.32° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.