The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
4:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 141
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 | 163.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.2° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.86° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.55° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.