The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
4:34 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 19.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.23° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.53° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| 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.