The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
3:14 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 52.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.16° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.12° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.