The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1925
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
6:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 29
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.03° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.86° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.