The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2150
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
10:15 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2813
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.01° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.83° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.