The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
5:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.05° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.57° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.