The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 2180
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
11:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3184
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.07° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.51° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.