The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 1954
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
3:47 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 388
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 | 297.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.72° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.