The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 1998
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:47 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 932
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 233.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -5.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.61° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.73° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.