The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 1917
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
12:10 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -69
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.94° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.30° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.