The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2112
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
10:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2343
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.40° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.21° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| 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.