The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1919
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
6:54 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -45
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 | 333.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.71° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.25° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.