The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2039
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
6:34 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.33° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.24° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.