The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1992
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 858
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.16° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.81° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.