The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 27, 1952
Waxing Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 364
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 | 43.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.10° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.30° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.