The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 1923
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 5
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 | 54.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.65° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.40° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.