The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2061
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
10:53 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1712
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.40° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.77° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.