The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2012
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:43 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1105
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 59% of the Sun is covered at 9:19 PM.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.51° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.35° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.