The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 27, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
4:55 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 376
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 | 167.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.2° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.45° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.76° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.