The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 1928
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
10:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 67
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.15° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.98° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.