The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1941
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
10:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 228
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 | 16.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.04° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.78° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.