The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
6:50 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 179.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.91° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.66° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.