The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 27, 1963
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
12:36 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 500
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 | 59.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.59° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.07° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.