The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 2188
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
10:26 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3283
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 | 15.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.78° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.19° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.