The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2059
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:11 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:04 AM, is deepest at 3:53 AM and ends at 4:43 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 298.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.49° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.23° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.