The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 1940
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
12:04 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 215
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 | 254.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.10° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.41° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.