The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 2199
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
11:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3419
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.74° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.94° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.