The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2077
Waxing Crescent
31.0% 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
11:05 AM
1:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1910
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 | 67.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.49° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.43° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.