The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2123
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
11:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2479
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 | 32.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.10° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.96° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.