The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2097
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
6:50 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2157
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 | 196.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.73° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.81° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.