The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 1996
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
11:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 35.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.90° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.28° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.