The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2055
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
3:07 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1637
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 228.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -5.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.46° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.90° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.