The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
5:15 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.46° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.76° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.