The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2066
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:50 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.86° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.93° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.