The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2071
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
6:53 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1835
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.97° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.24° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.