The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2050
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:01 AM
8:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1575
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 | 357.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.31° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.74° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.2° |
| 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.