The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 27, 1927
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
5:09 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 54
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 | 316.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.52° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.57° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.