The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2074
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1873
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 | 18.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.63° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.59° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.