The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2153
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
12:14 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2850
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 | 47.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.67° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.65° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.