The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2064
Waxing Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
12:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1749
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.24° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.64° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.