The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 1909
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
9:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.92° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.27° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.