The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
4:48 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 79
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 | 147.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 16.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.96° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.32° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| 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.