The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2166
Waning Crescent
4.1% 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
5:12 AM
6:58 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3010
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 179.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.61° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.83° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.