The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 1939
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 203
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 | 19.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.96° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.74° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.