The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2142
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
11:19 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.48° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.16° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.