The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 1921
Waning Gibbous
70.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
11:17 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.8%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -20
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.25° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.62° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.