The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2029

Full Moon Flower Moon

99.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
14.1 days
Distance
363,900 km
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
1316

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Flower Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun178.49°
Phase angle2.99°
Illuminated fraction99.93%
Altitude / azimuth-66.7° / 307.6°
Right ascension / declination16h 11m / -23.70°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude245.15° / -2.59°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.15° / 3.70°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude4.79° / 0.74°
Position angle of the axis11.9°
Position angle of the bright limb220.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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