The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
4:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3060
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 | 148.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 16.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.14° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.35° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.