The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 2187
Waning Gibbous
74.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
10:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.4%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 240.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.35° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.78° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.