The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2080
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
6:43 AM
10:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.11° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.96° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.