The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 1916
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
4:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -82
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 | 312.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 244.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.91° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.83° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.