The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2174
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
5:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3109
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.59° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.17° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.