The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2133
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
1:32 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.45° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.65° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.