The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2085
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
6:00 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 323.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 13.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.97° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.19° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.