The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 1915
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
3:38 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -94
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 | 162.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.7° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.24° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.85° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.