The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2027
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
5:50 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 299.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.86° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 168.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.