The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 1926
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
6:25 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 42
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.81° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.03° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.