The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2183
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
12:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3221
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 12.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.83° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.60° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.