The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
5:52 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1625
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 | 168.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 336.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.00° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.55° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.