The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 1982
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
5:49 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 734
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 4.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.37° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.04° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.