The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 1955
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
7:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 342.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.73° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.90° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.