The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
5:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2590
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 | 154.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 5.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.16° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.76° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.