The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2107
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
6:42 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 333.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.00° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.68° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.