The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2156
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
2:13 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2887
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 7.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.41° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.56° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.