The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2104
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2244
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 | 42.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.14° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.53° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.