The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1947
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
2:44 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 12.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.59° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.79° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.