The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 1946
Waning Crescent
14.8% 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
4:15 AM
5:04 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 315.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.78° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.38° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.