The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 1950
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 339
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 | 40.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.24° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.25° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.