The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 1919
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
10:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -45
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 | 242.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.38° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.67° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.