The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2144
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
4:19 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2738
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 6.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.59° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.12° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.