The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2185
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
6:55 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3245
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.20° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.64° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.