The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2078
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
6:25 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1922
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.90° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.03° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.