The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2068
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
5:16 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1798
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 | 314.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.60° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.34° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.