The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2065
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
6:11 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1761
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.47° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.