The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1902
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
9:35 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -255
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 | 237.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.13° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.33° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.