The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2110
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
10:20 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2318
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.21° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.14° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.