The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, May 27, 2089

Waning Gibbous

90.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
90.0%
Age
17.2 days
Distance
403,300 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
2058

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 Sun216.62°
Phase angle36.83°
Illuminated fraction90.02%
Altitude / azimuth-33.3° / 274.1°
Right ascension / declination18h 58m / -17.64°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude283.74° / 5.10°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.49° / -6.29°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-35.40° / -1.25°
Position angle of the axis354.6°
Position angle of the bright limb78.1°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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