The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1931
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 36.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.34° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.05° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.