The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1953
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:03 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 376
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.26° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.15° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.