The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1914
Waning Crescent
16.9% 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
2:48 AM
3:46 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -107
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.36° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.89° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.