The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2007
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
12:27 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1044
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 | 51.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.10° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.05° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.