The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 1947
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
9:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 302
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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.09° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.42° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.