The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 1920
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
8:09 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -33
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.40° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.37° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.