The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2091
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2083
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.03° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.73° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.