The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2038
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
7:51 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 206.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.88° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.63° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.