The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
4:11 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -255
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.72° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.01° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.