The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2163
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
4:00 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2973
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 | 301.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 4.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.44° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.69° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.