The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2004
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
10:34 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1007
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 | 15.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.92° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.97° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.