The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2121
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2454
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.97° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.67° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| 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.