The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2047
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
11:32 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1539
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 | 31.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.02° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.75° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.