The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
5:12 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2726
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 | 165.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.82° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.57° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.