The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2149
Waning Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
10:17 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2800
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 | 236.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.49° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.54° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.41° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.