The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2063
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
9:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1736
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.19° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.