The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2037
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1415
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 | 67.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.62° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.80° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.