The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
3:59 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2058
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 36.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 56m / -6.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.41° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.92° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.