The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2058
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1675
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.81° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.26° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.