The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 2184
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
8:02 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3233
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 | 204.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 281.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.10° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.03° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.