The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1936
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
9:00 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 165
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.81° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.34° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.