The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 1973
Waning Crescent
26.6% 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
3:51 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 623
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.13° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.51° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.