The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2066
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:44 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 320.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 215.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 12.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.95° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.37° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.