The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 27, 1922
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
9:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -7
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 | 11.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.81° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.59° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.