The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2117
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:17 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 316.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.46° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.97° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| 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.