The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2155
Waning Crescent
12.3% 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
3:55 AM
5:36 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 319.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.28° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.36° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.