The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 2196
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
9:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 129.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.34° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.88° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.