The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2147
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
6:54 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 336.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.85° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.02° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.