The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
4:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2231
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 348.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.98° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.93° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.