The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2169
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
10:14 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3048
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 | 13.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.04° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.02° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.