The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 1903
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
8:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.65° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.90° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| 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.