The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
5:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2256
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.49° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.96° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.