The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2083
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1984
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.66° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.06° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.