The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2120
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:40 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.85° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.12° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.