The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2101
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
9:03 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2206
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.25° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.30° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.