The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2105
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
1:42 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2256
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 7.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.42° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.36° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.