The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
3:21 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2293
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.9° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.44° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.30° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.