The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2099
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
2:24 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2182
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.52° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.77° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.