The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2102
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 39.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.15° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.49° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.