The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2109
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
6:51 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2305
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 11.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.53° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.