The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2047
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1538
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 | 314.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 222.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.78° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.56° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.