The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2096
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
1:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2145
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 | 74.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.98° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.20° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.63° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.