The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 1900
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
7:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -280
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 195.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.10° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.18° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.