The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 1962
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
2:10 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 487
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.37° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.06° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.