The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
3:26 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2689
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 | 134.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 45.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.55° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.36° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.