The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
12:30 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.54° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.24° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.