The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 1915
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
12:27 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -94
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 | 72.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.06° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.25° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.