The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2139
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
8:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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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.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.5° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.00° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.68° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.