The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2088
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
8:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.97° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.64° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.