The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 1944
Waning Crescent
3.4% 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
5:30 AM
7:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 264
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.74° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.67° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.