The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2044
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
1:37 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1501
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.02° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.86° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.69° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.