The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2057
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
3:27 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 296.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.86° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.