The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2023
Waxing Crescent
1.2% 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
6:35 AM
10:16 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1242
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 | 11.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.38° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.39° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.