The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2058
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
7:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1674
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.13° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.05° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.