The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2118
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
9:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2417
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.60° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.82° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.