The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2090
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2070
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.87° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.06° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.