The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2099
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
9:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2182
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.38° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.39° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.