The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1930
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
8:39 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 91
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.18° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.74° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.