The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2048
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
1:40 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1551
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.25° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.35° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.