The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2146
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
7:51 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.95° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.42° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.