The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2042
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
10:44 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1477
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 | 16.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.06° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.57° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.