The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2131
Waxing Crescent
1.4% 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
7:04 AM
10:11 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2578
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.65° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.63° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.