The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2028
Waning Crescent
14.0% 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
3:44 AM
5:20 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 316.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 220.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 11.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.62° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.98° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.