The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 1966
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
9:22 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 537
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.39° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.59° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.