The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2082
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
9:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1971
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 26.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.46° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.28° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 167.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.