The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 1933
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
5:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 128
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 | 318.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 216.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.62° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.19° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.