The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
11:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1143
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 | 31.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.15° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.70° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.