The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2031
Waxing Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
12:42 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1341
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 | 69.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 11.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.90° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.42° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.