The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2172
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
12:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 52.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.01° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.84° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.