The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2116
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
6:32 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 192.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.35° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.41° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.