The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 27, 1971
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 40.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.89° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.74° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.