The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2006
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
1:23 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1031
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.15° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.10° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.