The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 1907
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
1:30 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -193
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.20° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.61° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.