The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2069
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
8:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1810
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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 | 358.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 133.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.02° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.56° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.8° |
| 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.