The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2045
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
12:21 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1514
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.09° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.44° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.