The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 1989
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
5:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 821
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.52° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.