The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 1914
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
10:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -106
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.57° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.42° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.