The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2161
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
11:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 30.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.40° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.33° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.