The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
2:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -8.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.40° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.06° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.