The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2115
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
4:55 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.44° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.00° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.