The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 1988
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
12:49 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 809
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 | 56.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.52° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.62° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.